Sanding system comprising a protected motor
AssigneeKnorr-Bremse GmbH
InventorsGeorg Krismanic, Andreas Lang, Albert Schneider
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Abstract
A sanding system for a rail vehicle includes a housing of a cellular wheel sluice having an inlet located at the top and an outlet located at the bottom, a pivotably mounted cellular wheel having a plurality of cells, and a motor that is coupled with the cellular wheel. The sanding system further includes a container connected to the inlet of the cellular wheel sluice for receiving brake sand, or a feed line connected to the inlet of the cellular wheel sluice for transporting brake sand, and a discharge line connected to the outlet of the cellular wheel sluice for transporting brake sand. The motor for driving the cellular wheel is thereby arranged above the inlet.
Claims17
A sanding system for a rail vehicle, the sanding system comprising:
- a housing for a star wheel feeder;
- a star wheel which is rotatably mounted in the housing and has a plurality of cells;
- an inlet of the star wheel feeder arranged above the star wheel in the housing and an outlet arranged below the star wheel;
- a motor coupled to the star wheel;
- a container for receiving braking sand, the container being connected to the inlet of the star wheel feeder, or to a supply line for transporting braking sand connected to the inlet of the star wheel feeder;
- and
- a discharge line for transporting braking sand, which is connected to an outlet of the star wheel feeder,
- wherein the motor is arranged above the star wheel feeder inlet, wherein an axis of rotation of the star wheel is arranged vertically relative to the housing.
A sanding system for a rail vehicle, the sanding system comprising:
- a housing for a star wheel feeder;
- a star wheel which is rotatably mounted in the housing and has a plurality of cells;
- an inlet of the star wheel feeder arranged above the star wheel in the housing and an outlet arranged below the star wheel;
- a motor coupled to the star wheel;
- a container for receiving braking sand, the container being connected to the inlet of the star wheel feeder, or to a supply line for transporting braking sand connected to the inlet of the star wheel feeder;
- and
- a discharge line for transporting braking sand, which is connected to an outlet of the star wheel feeder, wherein the container is annular in form, at least in portions, with an inner wall and an outer wall, and the motor is arranged within the inner wall, wherein the cavity enclosed by the inner wall is covered by an activator driven by the motor.
A rail vehicle including a sanding system for a rail vehicle, the sanding system comprising:
- a housing for a star wheel feeder;
- a star wheel which is rotatably mounted in the housing and has a plurality of cells;
- an inlet of the star wheel feeder formed in a wall of the housing arranged above the star wheel in the housing and an outlet formed in a wall of the housing arranged beneath belew the star wheel;
- a motor coupled to the star wheel;
- a container for receiving braking sand, the container being connected to the inlet of the star wheel feeder, or to a supply line for transporting braking sand connected to the inlet of the star wheel feeder;
- and
- a discharge line for transporting braking sand, which is connected to an outlet of the star wheel feeder,
- wherein the motor is arranged above the star wheel feeder inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.